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Friday, September 13, 2013

Issue 17, Volume 124

UT celebrates Smokey’s birthday with Vol Night Long Savannah Lucas Contributor With the school year in full swing, students are starting to miss the abundance of free food and activities offered on a silver platter during welcome week. The good news: the end has yet to arrive. Vol Night Long, an event sponsored by the Campus Entertainment Board, promises students a night of free food and recreation. The event is tonight at Skatetown, a local roller rink. It begins at 11 p.m. and runs until 2 a.m. Admission is free with a Volcard and shuttles will be running from the UC from 11 p.m. to 1:20 a.m. Alexandra Chiasson, press secretary for the Central Program Council, said that the CEB is taking the event to a new level based on its popularity among students. “The Campus Entertainment Board was asked by administration to sort of ‘amp up’ their late night programming, so now they’re having a Vol Night Long every month,” Chiasson said, junior in English. “That was in response to student surveys. People said that they really liked Vol Night Long and alternative programming at night, so they catered to that by having one every month.” Jackie Gardner, graduate

advisor for the CEB, said that this particular Vol Night Long differs from those in the past. “This one is special because it’s the first one in a long time that’s been off campus,” Gardner said. Chiasson said she believes that people are excited to take a skate down memory lane. “I haven’t roller skated since I was in middle school, and I know I’m not the only one,” Chiasson said. “I think everyone’s pretty anxious to give it a whirl again.” This particular event’s theme is a tribute to the student body’s favorite campus celebrity. “It’s centered around Smokey’s birthday, which is in September, and there will be cupcakes, pizza and ice cream,” Gardner said. “It’s kind of a throwback birthday bash. Unfortunately, Smokey will be getting on a plane to go to Oregon, but we’re still going to celebrate him and he’ll be there in spirit.” In addition to free refreshments, students will also have the chance to win prizes and skate their hearts out while listening to two live disc jockeys. Mike Nash, better known throughout campus as DJ Mike Nasty, has had experience with Vol Night Long in the past. In addition to DJ Mike Nasty, there will be another student disc jockey at the event. “I’ll be deejaying with my

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Trennie Williams, freshman in journalism and electronic media, participates in an obstacle course during Vol Night Long on Aug. 23. friend, DJ Logan Garrett, so we’ll kind of feed off each other and just have a chill vibe throughout the night and get everybody amped up and hyped like we normally do,” Nash said, senior in supply chain management. “His style is similar to mine. We’re pretty well rounded and we can deejay for almost any crowd here at UT.” By sponsoring this event, UT seeks to provide students with a safe alternative to some

of the other Friday night happenings on campus. “We’re hoping to provide a unique experience that’s safe and fun,” Gardner said. “It’s a fun event where students don’t feel pressured to do some of the things their friends might be doing out on the strip.” Even from behind the turntables, Nash said it’s clear that students who come to Vol Night Long have a blast. “Students definitely enjoy the event,” Nash said. “My

favorite thing is the food and seeing all of the different cultures that come out and have a great time.” Chiasson said that students should not let anything prevent them from attending the event. “It doesn’t cost anything and it shouldn’t conflict with anything,” Chiasson said. “Even if you go for a couple of hours before going out, it’s still worth your while. It’s a good place to hang out with

Speaker to address religious prejudice Sage Speaks Contributor Society and religion will take center stage this year in the form of distinguished American philosopher, Martha Nussbaum, Ph.D. As the principal speaker of the 2nd annual Distinguished Lecture Series, hosted by the Humanities Center and directed by Thomas Heffernan, Ph.D, Nussbaum will examine religious intolerance in the modern world. Yet, this will be not be Nussbaum’s first time on campus. Twenty years ago, Nussbaum was invited just after finishing her first book, still at the beginning of her career. Next Monday, she returns to UT with a more

contemporary view of philosophy. During her time in Knoxville, Nussbaum will give three different presentations. The first will be a seminar to a faculty group that has been reading her work for the past six to eight weeks. The second will be a public lecture on religious intolerance occurring on Sept. 16 at 3:30 p.m. in the UC. The third will be a Q-and-A format meeting for students on Sept. 17 in the Black Cultural Center. “Dr. Nussbaum’s visit is a going to be a great opportuSamantha Smoak • The Daily Beacon nity for the students to meet Andrew Harris, left, a sophomore in business analysis, and Adam Wright, sophomore with this very distinguished public intellectual person up in history, talk with new Honors Provost Timothy Hulsey in the Baker Center on Sept. front and close to ask ques- 11. tions,” Heffernan said. See NUSSBAUM on Page 2

Bradi Musil There’s a new kid on the block. On Wednesday, UT welcomed Timothy Hulsey, Ph.D, as the new associate provost of the Chancellor’s Honors and Haslam Scholars programs. After 22 years working for various honors programs across the country, Hulsey is coming home, having com• Photo courtesy of Tennessee Today pleted his Ph.D in clinical psyMartha Nussbaum, a scholar and philosopher, will chology at UT. discuss religious intolerance at the UT Humanities “It was time for new chalCenter lecture on Monday, Sept. 16. lenges,” Hulsey said. “The

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quality of the undergraduate students here is phenomenal. When you look at the incoming students we are getting now, they are as good as anywhere in the country. So, there is a real upside here. The opportunities to take these students and give them a world class education are very exciting to me.” For more than a year, the Chancellor’s Honors and Haslam Scholars programs have functioned under an interim director, whose job was simply to maintain and sustain them. With Hulsey filling the post, the honors com-

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munity now has the opportunity to expand and improve. “One of the benefits of having Dr. Hulsey on board is we get to look at our current structure and see where we can make improvements,” said Sylvia Turner, an assistant director of the Chancellor’s Honors and Haslam Scholars Programs. “We can now look at the best practices and implement them into the program. “We can finally look at what we want the program to be and point it in that direction.”

Starting in a car at Neyland Stadium, if you begin traveling west via I-40 and proceed to make 36 more correct turns over a three-day span, according to Google Maps, you’ll find yourself at the mostknown structure in Eugene, Ore.: Autzen Stadium. While the Vols are fortunate enough to be embarking to Oregon through the air – a fate the drivers of the equipment bus were not lucky enough to acquire, as their 41-hour drive began on Wednesday – their trip will mark the longest for the team since 2008 when UT traveled to Los Angeles to face UCLA. To put the voyage in perspective, in the 2012 season the Vols’ longest road trip was 398 miles when they played Mississippi State. This week’s trip to Oregon will be 2,542 miles and will take nearly as long by plane as it took by bus to get to Starkville, MS. “It’s going to be a lot different,” senior kicker Michael Palardy said. “We’re used to traveling maybe a total of three hours and now we’re going all the way to the West Coast.”

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friends. Even if you’re not interested in skating, there will also be food, two DJs, and a dance floor.” Nash encourages the freshman class to take advantage of these resources and to come out and have a good time. “I hope to see a lot of UTK ‘17,” Nash said. “I want to see them come to ... Vol Night Long, and hopefully it will draw them to the rest of these events in the future while they’re at UT.”

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